Ornamental trim for hand bags and similar articles



D. KARRON Oct. 27, 1931.

ORNAMENTAL TRIM FOR HAND BAGS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES Filed Feb. 5. 1929 INVETOR Ba W (Z [far/ 0 2?;

KM ATTORN Y l atented Oct. 27, 1931 UNITED STATES -PATENT OFFICE DAVID minnow; or BROOKLYN. NEW YORK ORNAMENTAL TRIM FOR HAN D BAGS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES Application filed February 5, 1929. Serial No. 337,628.

This invention relates to ornamental trim especially designed for use in connection with ladies handbags, pocketbooks and the like.

Recently, such handbags provided with ornamental frames of celluloid, pyroxylin or similar material have acquired wide popularity by reason of the novel and attractive appearance which is thereby imparted to r such articles. It has been the practice in the frame trim of sheet celluloid, pyroxylin or other material whereby production costs may be greatly reduced so that such devices may be profitably manufactured to sell at retail at a comparatively small price, while at the same time retaining the features of attractiveness and durability of the more costly bag frames of this nature as produced by present manufacturing methods.

In one practical example of my invention, the bag frame trim is formed from a strip of celluloid or other similar material of predetermined length and width, and in accordance with the form and proportions of the bag frame, at suitably spaced points, the opposite side edges of this strip are cut to provide inwardly extending V-shaped recesses, the edges of which are disposed at right angles to each other. By the application of heat and pressure, the strip is then bent into channel shaped form, the base portion of the channel extending between the recessed flanges thereof wh1ch are bent to extend in parallel right angular relation to said base portion. The recesses extend substan-.

.its length until the opposed edges of the respective recesses come in contact with each other and the end portions of the strip are thereby disposed in right angular relation to the intermediate portion thereof. A suitable shellac or liquid cement is then applied to the contacting edges of the strip flanges at 'the juncture of its intermediate and end portions. In this manner, there is produced from the sheet celluloid, a continuous channel shaped trim member of U-shape form which is adapted to receive the ordinary metal bag frame strip to which the flexible walls of the bag are secured. By means of pins, rivets or other suitable fastening elements, the celluloid trim may be rigidly and permanently fixed to the metal frame memher.

It is also a further general object of my invention to provide, as an improved article of manufacture, an ornamental trim for metal handbag frames which can be very easily and quickly applied and will not greatly increase the manufacturing cost of such art-icles.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the improved ornamental trim for handbag frames, as will be iereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and subsequently incorporated in the subjoined claims.

In the drawings, wherein I have disclosed one simple and practical embodiment of the invention, and in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure l is a plan view of the celluloid blank or strip from which the device is formed;

Fig. 2 is a sine elevation of the strip after it has been bent into channel shape form;

Fig. 8 is an Outer side elevation of the com pleted ornamental trim;

Fig. 4 is an inner side elevation thereof, showing the trim strip as applied to a metal frame member, and

Fig. 5 is an enlarged transverse sectional view taken on the line 55 of Fig. 4.

Referring in detail to the drawings, in Fig. l, I have shown the blank or strip of celluloid 5 of suitable length and width. In ac- 7 These recesses are of suitable predetermined relatively different widths.

cordance with the particular size and shape of the metal bag frame member to which the.

trim is to be applied, at proper distances from the opposite ends of the strip 5, longtudinal edge portions thereof are cut away to provide the opposed V-shaped recesses 6 and 7- respectively, the edges of which extend in right, angular relation, to each other.

cesses (Sand 7 are bent with respect-to the intermediate portion of the stripe-to extend at right angles thereto and thereby .provideinner and outer flanges Sand 9 respectively, of

, In the next step, the channel shaped strip which is thus formed, is bent transversely between the opposed recesses 6 and 7 of'the side flanges of the strip until the end portions of ,said strip are disposed atsubstantially right angles tothe intermediate portion thereof and the spaced edges of eachof the recesses v6 and 7' are brought into contact with each other as indicated at 10, said contacting edges extending at an angle of substantially as 7 clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings.

J together against separation.

By the application of shellac, liquid celluloid or other cement to the contacting edges at the corners of the U-shaped channeled trim member said edges may be effectively secured Before bending, the blank 5, in the. same operation which provides the recesses 6 .and

7, is also provided at properly spaced points -with the apertures indicated at 11 for a purpose which will hereinafter appear.

' Preferably, though not necessarily, the

lines of juncture 10 between the ends of the .angularly extending outer side walls 'or flanges 9 of the trim member are covered and concealed by suitable'ornamentally shaped piecesof' celluloid indicated at 12.

In Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings, the sheet metal bag frame members are indicated at" 13. "These members are of the usual channel shape form and within the channels thereof,

the edges of the flexible side walls of the bag shown at 14, together with their lining sheets are adapted to be suitably secured. The ends of themetal frame members 13 arehingedly connected with each other in the usual manner. 1

tion, is adapted to receive one of the metal frame members 13, said metal frame fitting snugly within the channel of the celluloid trim member, the flanges 9 of which project inwardly beyond the metal frame member 13 and upon the outer surfaces of the bag walls vA. The side flanges of the metal frame members 13 are providedwith properly 10- rated apertures to register with the apertures 11 in the side flanges of the celluloid trim member and through these registering apertures the transverse rivets shown at 15 and 16 areengag'ed. The rivets 15 extend through the ends-of the metal frame members and the celluloid trim, while the rivet 16 extends through thehorizontal portions thereofand is of greater length thantherivets 15. Upon the end of. the latter rivet projecting from the outerface oftheflange orwall 9 of the trim member, a suitablyformed latch element 17 is pivotally engagedas clearly shown in Fig. 5 ofthe drawings; :This latch element is adapted to embrace the horizontal portions of the two trim members when the bagis closed and holds the inner walls orflanges, -8 ofsaid members in close contacting engagementwith each other." V

I From the abovedescription con-sideredin connection with the accompanying drawings, .it Will be seen that I- have provided a novel and attractive: trim member formed from sheet celluloid or other similar material 'which'inay be rapidlyproduced by simple die stamping operations at considerably less' expense of time, labor and materials than the heavy molded and milled celluloid members which are substituted for the usual metal frame members 13, as is now the common practiceinthe art. 1 It will also be noted that the use of my improved ornamental celluloid trim members requires no changes in the standard form of the metal bag frames, and may be easily and quickly applied thereto. When applied the metal frames are entirely covered and concealed by the celluloid trim and to-all appearances, these trim members themselves constitute the pivotally connected frames to which the flexible walls of the ticlesof this type now on the market.

In the foregoing description and'the ac- 'companying drawings, I have described and illustrated an embodiment of the invention,

'which has been found entirely'satisfactory in practice. It will'nev-ertheless, be understood that numerous variations in the gen- 'eral outline form of the ornamental sheet celluloid trim members is possible, and also the various detail featuresof the device here- The improved sheet celluloid trim member forming the subject matter of this applicain referred to may bemodifled in form and structure. Accordingly, I reserve the-privilege of resorting to all such legitimate changes in the form, construction and relative arrangement of the various parts of the device, as may be fairly incorporated in the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim:

1. An ornamental trim member for metal bag frames consisting of a single continuous length of sheet celluloid of channel shaped cross sectional form and of general U-shape contour, the metal bag frame member adapted to be snugly fitted within the channel of said strip, and said channel form celluloid strip having its outer wall of greater width than the inner wall thereof and adapted to project inwardly beyond the metal bag frame rgleinber upon the flexible body wall of the 2. An ornamental trim member for metal bag frames comprising a continuous strip of celluloid of channel shaped form in cross section bent transversely at spaced points to provide a member of predetermined outline contour corresponding to the shape of the metal frame member to be received within the channel of said trim member, the opposite side flanges of said channel form trim member having close abutting contact at the juncture of the angularly projecting parts of said member, and ornamental corner pieces secured to the flanges of said trim member at one side thereof and extending over and concealing the lines of juncture between the flange portions.

3. In combination with the metal frame member of a handbag, a trim member therefor consisting of a continuous strip of sheet celluloid of channel shaped cross sectional form and of a general contour corresponding to that of the metal frame member, and said metal frame member being snugly fitted within the channel of said trim member, and the outer side wall of said celluloid trim member of greater width than the inner wall thereof and projecting inwardly beyond the metal frame member upon the side wall of the bag, and fastening elements extending transversely through the metal frame member the bag wall and the trim member to permanently secure the same together.

i. In a hand bag of the character set forth, a pouch, a pair of frame jaws constructed of a brittle material and having a continuous groove on the inner edges thereof and a common means serving to respectively establish a hinged connection between the jaws and to secure the marginal edges of the pouch within the grooved portions of the jaws.

5. In a hand bag of the character set forth, a pouch, a pair of frame jaws constructed of a brittle material and having a continuous groove on the inner edges thereof and a common means serving to respectively establish a hinged connection between the jaws and to secure the marginal edges of the pouch within hereto.

DAVID KARRON. 

